Wouter van Ooijen wrote:

>The problem is that every now and then Mirochip comes up with something
>that is so different that you would need an update of your XML format.
>The new thing Tony was complaining about is that they spread the bits of
>a single configuration item over different configuration words. No
>problem for my programmer because it does not allow you to edit the
>configuration word (IMHO that option does not belong in a programmer),
>but stil an horrible idea only Mirochip could come up with. I guess they
>guy who designed the 12F call format and the 12/16/17/18 numbering
>scheme is still active.
>
>
>
Good idea Wouter.

My FUSE edit page has grown in leaps and bounds since the 18 series came
out. What's it going to be like 5 years up the track.

I think I might delete all the FUSE editing options which would make the
whole thing a lot easier to maintain. I personally have never used them
and I'm not actually sure who does. They are easy to maintain in the
source code anyway.

Can't large memory arrays be programmed in one hit. Why can't [all] the
PICs just serial in the ROM EEPROM and ID data then hit it with one fat
programming pulse? Then do the FUSE.

My winge for the day :-)



Tony

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